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<h1><a href="../cli/npm-start.html">npm-start</a></h1> <p>Start a package</p>
<h2 id="synopsis">SYNOPSIS</h2>
<pre><code>npm start [-- &lt;args&gt;]</code></pre><h2 id="description">DESCRIPTION</h2>
<p>This runs an arbitrary command specified in the package&#39;s <code>&quot;start&quot;</code> property of
its <code>&quot;scripts&quot;</code> object. If no <code>&quot;start&quot;</code> property is specified on the
<code>&quot;scripts&quot;</code> object, it will run <code>node server.js</code>.</p>
<p>As of <a href="https://blog.npmjs.org/post/98131109725/npm-2-0-0"><code>npm@2.0.0</code></a>, you can
use custom arguments when executing scripts. Refer to <a href="../cli/npm-run-script.html">npm-run-script(1)</a> for
more details.</p>
<h2 id="see-also">SEE ALSO</h2>
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<li><a href="../cli/npm-run-script.html">npm-run-script(1)</a></li>
<li><a href="../misc/npm-scripts.html">npm-scripts(7)</a></li>
<li><a href="../cli/npm-test.html">npm-test(1)</a></li>
<li><a href="../cli/npm-restart.html">npm-restart(1)</a></li>
<li><a href="../cli/npm-stop.html">npm-stop(1)</a></li>
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<p id="footer">npm-start &mdash; npm@6.5.0</p>

